Statement from Sir Seton Wills

[Ben Wah Balls]

Well I don't believe Sir Seton would let a statement be released using his name if it didn't reflect his views.

What he asks is for a trust member not to apply for a directorship, presumably because of the atmosphere he feels there comments have created.

I think he has a fair point that we have over achieved with the funds at our disposal, certainly to make the playoffs last year was a magnificent achievement.

[sonicyouth]

So why no supporter on the board?

the Trusts figures may not add up (they do) but whats to stop a fan on  the board?

they are hiding something and this broadside at a supporters orginisation proves it.

But what are the Trust going to do? What have they achieved so far? Whilst I accept that the supporters club aren't going to be funding a takeover anytime soon, they have constantly raised money for the club and channeled it in endlessly and asked for nothing in return. The Trust have raised very little money and are content to demand a seat on the board whilst complaining about everything under the sun.

As much as I'd like to see a representative of the fans on the board of directors, I personally feel a member of TrustSTFC would be wholly inappropriate.

[Reg Smeeton]

FAO Yeovil......with regard your assertion on the Trust site to BWB about SSW, he wasn't born into the tobacco family, but rather married into it.....having been previously plain David Seton.

[yeo]

Why?

what do you think they will get out of it?

Are the Trust making money out of STFC?

Will the Tust gain in the future?


These people are Swindon fans that are scaring the board(they stand to gain nothing apart from a safe footing for OUR football club)They want what we want!

As far as im concerned Sonic you are ill informed and prejudiced against anything to do with the Trust.

[yeo]

FAO Yeovil......with regard your assertion on the Trust site to BWB about SSW, he wasn't born into the tobacco family, but rather married into it.....having been previously plain David Seton.

I dont see how this changes anything?

just change 'born' into 'married' in the original post.As far as im concerened everything that is wrong with our club can be condensed into the last 5 (probably) hours...

[Reg Smeeton]

FAO Yeovil......with regard your assertion on the Trust site to BWB about SSW, he wasn't born into the tobacco family, but rather married into it.....having been previously plain David Seton.

I dont see how this changes anything?

just change 'born' into 'married' in the original post.As far as im concerened everything that is wrong with our club can be condensed into the last 5 (probably) hours...

 I'm not suggesting it changes anything......just pointing it out.

 Although I suppose teh son of a rich family would have been unlikely to have stood on the terraces at 1950's STFC and developed a lifetime passion for the club.

[mrs_spacey]

Why?


As far as im concerned Sonic you are ill informed and prejudiced against anything to do with the Trust.

I can't believe you wrote that    



The trust haven't done anything for the club.  

Their ill-informed, badly thought out and poorly presented piece about ticket prices is an embarassment to all trust members.

Does anyone know who does the printing (where the majority of your trust subscription and some of your Red Army Fund donation goes?)  would it be Tomlinson?  

The political thing has got so far out of hand its embarassing.  Tomlinson is an arse trying to further his own political career, but I'm not sure if that is what SSW means - maybe he means the whole trying to get a place on the board issue and getting in the way of re development and trying to get involved in the running of the club, expressing their minority opinion publicly via the press and interfering with negociations with the council.

The trust are not the voice for Swindon fans.  They are self-appointed.  At their meeting - how many turned up?  

Why the fuck should the owners and directors of STFC pay the slightest bit of attention to what a handful of people say?  Its their company - not the trusts and at the end of the day they are perfectly and rightly entitled to run their company as they see fit.  

A member of the trust on the Board of Directors?  

I don't doubt for a minute that there are some members of the trust who are very dedicated to STFC and try their best to make a difference and their hearts are in the right place and they should be commended - but there are undoubtably some with an agenda.

The Supporters Club on the other hand, is doing great stuff for the club, sponsoring, donating, raising funds - all without trying to get on the board's back.  

We are lucky to have SSW continue to back the club.  I'm not surprised he's disgusted with the trust.  I've often thought about joining the trust, but now I'm glad I didn't.  

Hurrah for the supporters club - who really are making a difference.

[sonicyouth]

As far as im concerned Sonic you are ill informed and prejudiced against anything to do with the Trust.

It's not something I follow particularly closely but the Trust have done precisely fuck all, why do they deserve to be on the board? I don't doubt their intentions are good but what are they going to achieve? They wrongly think they speak for all supporters and their contribution to the club has been pitiful, as far as I can see the only time they're in the press is when they're criticising the club.

I simply don't think a member of the Trust on the board would appropriately represent the fans.

There's also Justin Tomlinson, of course.

[mrs_spacey]

oh dear are the trust now trying to make out they got us a scoreboard? :box:

http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/forum_new/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21695

[sonicyouth]

oooh I love proving people wrong!

[pauld]

oh dear are the trust now trying to make out they got us a scoreboard? :box:

http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/forum_new/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21695

No, that's just someone posting on the Adver forum who apparently can't tell the difference between the Trust and the SC

[sonicyouth]

ahh, hello mr davis. what brings you to bandit country?

[pauld]

As far as im concerned Sonic you are ill informed and prejudiced against anything to do with the Trust.

It's not something I follow particularly closely but the Trust have done precisely fuck all

Erm, well for one thing there was getting cross-party support for the motion to redevelop the CG without which the club would not even have been talking to the council about the CG redevelopment the statement slagging off the Trust urges us all to get behind. There's more than that obviously but it's all on the Trust website if you're really interested, but I just thought this one was so ironic as to be almost funny.

[mrs_spacey]

oh dear are the trust now trying to make out they got us a scoreboard? :box:

http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/forum_new/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21695

No, that's just someone posting on the Adver forum who apparently can't tell the difference between the Trust and the SC

I didn't see anyone from the trust try to put them straight which is a pity since when anyone posts anything negative about the trust - up pops a trust person with their spin......

[pauld]

ahh, hello mr davis. what brings you to bandit country?

My damn browser which is having a bit of a senior evening. Keeps flaking out on me so apologies if I disappear suddenly - I'm about to throw the pc out the window and focus on drinking beer which is what I should be doing anyway!